Paul Todd Makler Jr. (born January 8, 1946) is an American Olympic saber and épée fencer.

Early and personal life

He was born in

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, later lived in

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, and is Jewish."A REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES TEAMS: A record of the achievements of the fine athletes and administrators who represented the United States of America at the VI PAN AMERICAN GAMES"
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/ref> After college, he attended and in 1972 graduated from the

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."P. Todd Makler, Jr.,"
University of Pennsylvania.
University of Pennsylvania University Archives. He is the son of Paul Makler Sr. who fenced for the United States at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. His brother Brooke Makler fenced at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

Fencing career

His fencing club is Salle Csiszar. Makler fenced at the

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(class of 1968) for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers. He was

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individual saber champion in both 1967 and 1968, and was a first-team

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both years. He competed in the team

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event at the

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in Munich at the age of 26.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Makler, Paul Jr. 1946 births Living people American male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for the United States Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Fencers from Philadelphia Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania People from Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania Jewish épée fencers Jewish sabre fencers Jewish American sportspeople University of Pennsylvania alumni Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni American physicians Penn Quakers fencers 21st-century American Jews 20th-century American sportsmen

Early and personal life

Fencing career

See also

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